Topper wrote:Are you too young to remember best of three and best of five opening rounds?

I admit going 7-5-7-7 games per round is odd, I don't have a problem with it, though I'd prefer 5-5-7-7.

Yeah to young to recall shorter opening rounds. Looks like the last time it occurred would have been '86, I was 7 at the time.

I watched hockey occasionally but the earliest memory I have is Linden's rookie year and then the '89 playoffs when Otto kicked it in

Wouldn't 5-7-7-7 seem more logical than 7-5-7-7 though?

Pierre's argument that the first round is the most exciting won't wold water if they called the game the way it's supposed to be called and let the skilled players play the game properly. The first round was the most exciting this year because all the most skilled teams hadn't been trapped out of the playoffs so you had some decent matchups.

Well, of course, the notion that Iceland has good hockey teams is almost as absurd as the suggestion that they have family names. If you check the IIHF ranking, you'll notice that they rank below such hockey hotbeds as Australia and Mexico...

Well, of course, the notion that Iceland has good hockey teams is almost as absurd as the suggestion that they have family names. If you check the IIHF ranking, you'll notice that they rank below such hockey hotbeds as Australia and Mexico...

Per wrote:Well, of course, the notion that Iceland has good hockey teams is almost as absurd as the suggestion that they have family names. If you check the IIHF ranking, you'll notice that they rank below such hockey hotbeds as Australia and Mexico...